Tveter Leaves Baltimore with a 10th and a 12th And Looks Forward to Next Weekend’s Races

BALTIMORE, Sept. 3 — Ryan Tveter, a rookie in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, strives for a top-10 finish or better in each of his races. Despite a host of challenges he accomplished that benchmark on Saturday in the first half of a doubleheader at the Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT, and he was only two positions off that goal in the second half of the doubleheader on Sunday with a 12th-place finish.

Tveter, of Oyster Bay, N.Y., had one of the nicest-looking cars in the paddock with CIMIER Swiss Watches joining another one of his partners, Motorola Mobility LLC, for the livery on his Team GDT No. 33.

The already-crammed weekend schedule — and several race cars — took a beating when some light rail tracks caused problems on the temporary street circuit in practice.  Grinding the pavement’s surface was attempted and then a chicane was added to slow the cars down before they approached the tracks, but the Star Mazda practice session on Friday resulted in very little actual laps run. Friday’s qualifying session was turned into an additional practice session due to the problems too.  (more…)

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Persistent Rain Postpones Labor Day Weekend World Stock Car Festival at Winchester Speedway

Salem, IN (September 3, 2012) –Winchester Speedway officials were forced to postpone today’s final day of the Labor Day Weekend World Stock Car Festival after persistent sprinkles and rain showers most of the day. The event, which included the ARCA/CRA Super Series, Top Speed Modifieds, Top Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman, CRA Street Stocks and the Vores Touring Compacts, has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 23rd.

Pit gates will open on Sunday, September 23rd at 8am, practice will begin at 10am, qualifying will begin at 12noon with racing beginning at 2pm with a 20 lap Vores Touring Compacts feature, followed by a 40 lap Top Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman feature, then a 100 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series feature, a 40 lap Top Speed Modifieds feature, and a 40 lap CRA Street Stocks feature ending the day. Winchester will allow teams to unload their equipment and cars in the pits on Saturday, September 22nd from 4 until 7pm to help elevate some of the rush to get everyone in on Sunday morning. (more…)

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No Slowing Down for Grissom as he Wins His Fifth PASS South Series Event This Season Making History Along the Way

Charlotte, NC 9/3/12- It’s hard to believe that a driver in his rookie season in a series as tough as the PASS South super late model series would be rewriting history books, but that’s exactly what Kyle Grissom has done so far in 2012. Grissom, from nearby Concord, North Carolina, made it three wins in a row Saturday night at the Caraway Speedway in Sophia, North Carolina. Grissom’s win was his fifth of the year, breaking the record for most wins in a single season by a PASS South Series driver previously held by Ben Rowe who won four events in 2009 in route to the series championship that same season.

“This one wasn’t easy tonight. Jay Fogleman did everything he could except wreck me to try to get the win tonight, I was just fortunate to get a good jump on that final restart and bring it back around to the finish,” stated Grissom in victory lane. “If it had been anyone else racing me that hard other than Jay I would have probably ended up with a wrecked racecar.” (more…)

By |2012-09-04T15:31:54-04:00September 4th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Pro All Stars Series|Comments Off on No Slowing Down for Grissom as he Wins His Fifth PASS South Series Event This Season Making History Along the Way

Stovall Unstoppable at Monett

Monett, MO (September 2, 2012) – Jesse Stovall of Republic, MO picked up a big one Sunday at Monett Speedway.  Stovall entered his name in the record books as he won the 42nd Annual 4-State Dirt Track Championship and the $4,000 top prize.  Stovall, the MARS point leader, started on the pole and led every lap of the 35 lap feature.  A record crowd was in attendance to watch the historic race, including 40 late models and one of the biggest car counts in recent memory, 153 cars.

Stovall withstood several challenges from 6-time MARS Champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO and Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR as he worked through lap traffic masterfully enroute to his sixth feature win with the MARS series this year. (more…)

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Auburndale Speedway Results from Sept. 1, 2012

By Carol Andrews – The winners from Saturday Night at Auburndale Speedway Sept. 1st race are as follows:

Mini Stocks

1-#10 Megan Gosselin

 

Street Stocks

1-#5 Matt McCrary

2-#33 Mike Bruno

3-#88 Jimmy Castleberry

4-#55 T J McLean

5-#10 Kenny May

 

Sportsman

1-#8 Brandon Duchschererr

2-#86 Jamie Castleberry

3-#81 Larry Braswell

DNS#4 Dave Colpritt (more…)

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Madsen Claims Inaugural World of Outlaws Race at Willamette Speedway

He leads all 30 laps for his second victory in the last three races and fifth this season

LEBANON, Ore. – Sept. 3, 2012 – Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi!

For the second time in the last three World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events, Australian Kerry Madsen emerged in Victory Lane with a big smile on his face. On Monday, Madsen led all 30 laps to claim the inaugural Outlaws race at Willamette Speedway.

“We’re definitely clicking and we’re taking advantage of our opportunities,” he said. “We’ve had some great draws. It looks easy when guys do that, but it’s hard. You have to have everything right and get the opportunity, and then when the opportunity presents itself you have to seize it. It’s hard to do with the World of Outlaws.”

In the only World of Outlaws event this season in Oregon, Madsen outlasted Donny Schatz in a race that featured only two cautions, tough traffic and one angry Sammy Swindell.

After driving around polesitter Jonathan Allard for the lead to complete the first lap, Madsen entered traffic as he exited turn two on the sixth lap. However, by the time he was in turn three, the red flag was out following a collision between Allard and Swindell. (more…)

By |2012-09-04T15:18:20-04:00September 4th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off on Madsen Claims Inaugural World of Outlaws Race at Willamette Speedway

Team GDT Baltimore Race Report

BALTIMORE, Sept. 3 — Rounds 13 and 14 of the 2012 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear on Saturday and Sunday were challenging for a number of reasons, and Team GDT left the Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT with mixed results.

Ryan Tveter of Oyster Bay, N.Y. posted the best finish for the Dallas-based team this weekend when he turned an 18th-place starting spot into a tenth-place finish in Saturday’s race on the temporary street course at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

Both Tveter and his teammate, Andres Méndez, also had 12th-place finishes here, as Méndez finished 12th on Saturday and Tveter placed 12th on Sunday.

Méndez, of Bogotá, Colombia, only completed one lap of Sunday’s race bcfore he was hit in the rear by another competitor in the chicane and was launched into the wall. He ended up 18th in the final rundown for that race.

The whole weekend was complicated. (more…)

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The Fight For First

Jim Rouse, BRP Media, 9-3-12 Ocala, FL – As we begin the 7th month of our 9 month points-paying season at Bubba Raceway Park we have a spectacular show in store. The Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators will not only run their regular events but they will make up the rained-out features from mid-July. These races will be run in the sequence of Feature-Heat-Feature. Joining these 3 exciting divisions will be the Powder Puff Derby and the Demolition Derby!

So, after 6 months of racing Rodney Wright has a 32 point advantage over Trevor Gamble. They’ve had 16 features; how much closer can you get? Mike Stalnaker has been masterful with his under-powered equipment and a win is just around the corner and no one will be surprised. In 4th is Mark Maresca who, up until his last race, had been flying under the radar. Last time he was flying up front until he barrel-rolled the 77M. In 5th is Hunter Gustafson who has shown determination and improvement in his #15. Though the title contenders are very strong, he could find Coors Light Winner’s Circle and will be a massive threat for the title in 2013. (more…)

By |2012-09-04T14:41:02-04:00September 4th, 2012|Bubba Raceway Park, Featured, Front Page News, Upcoming Events|Comments Off on The Fight For First

UARA-STARS Prepare for September’s Double Header

Hendersonville, NC (9/2/12) – The UARA-STARS Kingsport event marks the 170th race of the UARA series.  There have been amazing drivers go thru and coming thru the ranks of the UARA and the competition level continues to grow at a staggering rate.

UARA has declared Lonesome Pine as one of the two TBA races on the schedule. This event is scheduled to take place September 22nd the week following the upcoming event at Kingsport Speedway on the September 14th.

With the double header coming up, drivers have to use strategy and budget their time wisely preparing for both events, on and off the track. The 2012 rookie drivers have had at least one race on theTennesseeasphalt track ofKingsport, but may not have had any experience on the exciting banks of Lonesome Pine inCoeburn,VA.While winning is a priority for all of the talented UARA-STARS, staying out of trouble is key for consistent finishes and guarantees a car for the following event.  (more…)

By |2012-09-03T16:16:37-04:00September 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, UARA-STARS|Comments Off on UARA-STARS Prepare for September’s Double Header

Matt Sheppard Gets His Third Super DIRTcar Series Win of Season at Rolling Wheels

Hearn’s Last-Lap Challenges Prove Futile Against Series Point Leader

ELBRIDGE, N. Y. – September 3, 2012 – At lap 99 it could have been anyone’s race, but faster than any bird or plane “Super” Matt Sheppard charged through the turns at “The Fast Track” to win over Brett Hearn by a margin of 0.527 seconds.

Sheppard, who won the annual Stars and Stripes 100 at Rolling Wheels two years in a row, grabbed the lead in lap 67 and seemed to be rocketing toward another victory until the yellow flag flew with one lap to go, putting a suspenseful pause to the racing. Hearn in hot pursuit from second revved his engine and doggedly chased Sheppard’s JB Motorsports 9s FX Caprara Car Co./Xtreme Lubricants/Bicknell machine through the green-white-checkered finish, but came up short.

Celebrating his second 2012 Super DIRTcar Big-Block Modified Series win at Rolling Wheels Raceway, his third series victory of the 2012 season, and just coming off of receiving the track championship at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, the Super DIRTcar Series point leader has yet to encounter his kryptonite.

“It’s always good when you win,” Sheppard said. “Our car was good. We just worked it wherever we needed to.” (more…)

By |2012-09-03T16:12:28-04:00September 3rd, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off on Matt Sheppard Gets His Third Super DIRTcar Series Win of Season at Rolling Wheels